| Race Devised by the Elves, but adopted and adjusted by Men and other races Pronunciation e'nkwi-eh Meaning From a root word meaning 'six' (the original enquië of the Elves contained six days) Note Enquië is a singular term; the plural form is enquier Indexes: Alphabetical: E Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 3 February 2023 This entry is complete The ‘week’ of the Elves The closest equivalent in the calendars of the Elves to the concept we would recognise as a 'week'. An enquië had six days rather than seven, named (in Quenya) Elenya, Anarya, Isilya, Aldúya, Menelya and Valanya. Valanya is noted as being the 'chief' day of the week, and served a ritual purpose. A continuous sequence of 8,766 enquier ('weeks') - or 52,596 days - formed the period the Elves called a yén, consisting of 144 solar years. Indexes: Alphabetical: E Time and Calendars About this entry: Updated 3 February 2023 This entry is complete For acknowledgements and references, see the Disclaimer & Bibliography page. Original content © copyright Mark Fisher 2009, 2023. All rights reserved. For conditions of reuse, see the Site FAQ. Website services kindly sponsored by Axiom Discovery aptitude and skill testing.Personality is one part of understanding a candidate's suitability for a role, but aptitude can also be crucial. |
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